The Selection of a Supply Chain Management Major by Female Students

Abstract

While female students represent more than half of the student population in U.S. universities, they account for 36 percent of students enrolled in the top undergraduate Supply Chain Management (SCM) programs. Motivated by that phenomenon, this paper aims to (1) identify and contrast the impact of contextual factors influencing the selection process of a business major between male and female students, (2) compare and contrast the impact of the identified factors between the SCM major and other business majors, and (3) propose new approaches to increase the current SCM female student enrollment of 34 percent experienced at a Midwestern university.